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HCM City (VNA) – The 73-year-old coronavirus patient of the US nationality was discharged from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21 afternoon, becoming the 15th case of COVID-19 successfully cured in Vietnam. The man was treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases of HCM City in 21 days, and he is also the last COVID-19 case in the city. Director of the hospital Nguyen Van Vinh Chau said the patient was hospitalised in a relatively serious condition on January 31. There were many difficulties during treatment since he is old and his heart, lung and kidney functions are weak. Aside from giving treatment, medical workers paid attention to spiritual care for him, he added. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Management of Medical Examination and Treatment, highly valued efforts by the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases because this is the oldest patient among the 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Vietnam. Additionally, no health … [Read more...] about 15th case of COVID-19 cured, discharged from hospital

Quang Ninh (VNA) – People entering Vietnam via the Mong Cai International border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh are allowed to return home for further quarantine as they tested negative for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after three-day quarantine in Mong Cai city. The provincial People’s Committee has ordered the local Military Command to join hands with the Health Department and Mong Cai city People’s Committee to bring the people home on February 21. Most of the citizens come from northern localities. Earlier, Quang Ninh province sent a document to cities and localities in the north, asking for coordination to receive those eligible for home quarantine. According to the provincial Health Department, as of 7:00 on February 21, the total number of people under observation for COVID-19 testing in Quang Ninh province was 165, all of whom tested negative for the novel virus. Currently, there are 299 people put in quarantine in the locality. Around … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Quang Ninh allows the eligible to go home for further quarantine

HCM City (VNA) – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on February 21 presented the first package of biologicals worth 1 million JPY (over 8,900 USD) to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in support of its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It was part of a 4 million JPY package that JICA planned to donate to the Pasteur Institute. The Pasteur Institute currently manages diseases control centres of 20 southern provinces and cities. It was assigned by the Ministry of Health to test suspected cases of COVID-19 infection in the south. On February 7, JICA also granted the first package of biologicals valued at 14 million JPY to the Hanoi-based National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). The total amount of its assistance for Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 is estimated at 20 million JPY (178,800 USD). In order to help Vietnam cope with dangerous infectious diseases, the Japanese Government has provided the country with … [Read more...] about Japan helps HCM City Pasteur Institute respond to COVID-19

The field hospital in HCM City’s Cu Chi District to quarantine people suspected to have contracted the coronavirus. — Photo medinet.hochiminhcity.gov.vn Meanwhile, 28 people remain quarantined at a field hospital in Cu Chi District, which is adequately equipped and has doctors from the Hospital for Tropical Disease, Cu Chi District Hospital, Thu Duc District Hospital, Tu Du Hospital, and children’s hospitals among others. … [Read more...] about No new suspected coronavirus cases in HCM City

“As a platform that connects and interacts with millions users per day, TikTok Vietnam is taking immediate and practical actions to stop misinformation and false news about COVID-19 through collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information and Communications. If the community can access a trustworthy source of information, they can be protected from the COVID-19, reducing the possibility of contagion. We hope that @ICT_anti_nCoV will be another trustworthy channel for users to count on, fighting against false information in the period of information crisis,” said Nguyen Lam Thanh, head of public policy at TikTok Vietnam. … [Read more...] about VN ministries set up TikTok account about COVID-19